This week's poll was suggested by Midlife_otaku. Isn't it just a matter of perspective whether you're the hero or the villain?

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: If you could somehow go back in time and repeat your life (or try to change it), which point in time would you choose?
Choices:
Newborn - votes: 343 (11.1%)
Infant / toddler - votes: 456 (14.7%)
Elementary school age - votes: 1072 (34.6%)
Adolescent / teenage - votes: 845 (27.2%)
College age - votes: 270 (8.7%)
Young adult - votes: 82 (2.6%)
Mid-age - votes: 13 (0.4%)
Elderly or more - votes: 20 (0.6%)
There were 3101 total votes.
The poll ended: July 8th, 2023 10:52am PDT

Maybe we wish we treated other kids better when we were younger

This week's poll was suggested by our member mallika23. It's the classic time travel question about your own life.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: What is your favorite pre-2006 planet (except Earth)?
Choices:
Mercury - votes: 75 (3.3%)
Venus - votes: 177 (7.7%)
Mars - votes: 306 (13.3%)
Jupiter - votes: 299 (13%)
Saturn - votes: 491 (21.4%)
Uranus - votes: 199 (8.7%)
Neptune - votes: 228 (9.9%)
Pluto - votes: 520 (22.7%)
There were 2295 total votes.
The poll ended: July 1st, 2023 11:12am PDT

To the person who wondered why I didn't include other dwarf planets: Because I never considered those planets in my lifetime. Too bad

This week's poll was suggested by Afiaki. I'm surprised this was never suggested before. For the purposes of this, Pluto is included, even though it's not considered a planet anymore.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: What sector / industry creates the best or most memorable advertisements?
Choices:
Medical - votes: 31 (1.9%)
Automotive - votes: 118 (7.4%)
Food - votes: 595 (37.1%)
Military - votes: 44 (2.7%)
Government - votes: 19 (1.2%)
Entertainment - votes: 285 (17.8%)
Charity - votes: 19 (1.2%)
Scam - votes: 292 (18.2%)
Personal Health - votes: 30 (1.9%)
Insurance - votes: 142 (8.9%)
House / Garden - votes: 27 (1.7%)
There were 1602 total votes.
The poll ended: June 24th, 2023 10:49pm PDT

I remember seeing behind-the-scenes of how food commercials are made, and it was fascinating!

This week's poll was suggested by LazyReviewer. What's the best ad or commercial that you've seen?

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: An older manga set in modern times is being newly adapted into anime. What time period should the anime be set in?
Choices:
Same as the manga's original setting - votes: 2164 (83.7%)
Same as the anime's release year (i.e., flip phones in manga are now smartphones in anime) - votes: 420 (16.3%)
There were 2584 total votes.
The poll ended: June 17th, 2023 9:56am PDT

Keep it the way it was!

This week's interesting poll was suggested by 8-3. I like their examples, so I'm just gonna quote them here:


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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Where are you from?
Choices:
North Africa - votes: 133 (4.1%)
South Africa - votes: 27 (0.8%)
East Asia - votes: 75 (2.3%)
South Asia - votes: 115 (3.5%)
Southeast Asia - votes: 271 (8.4%)
Central America - votes: 28 (0.9%)
North America - votes: 999 (30.8%)
South America - votes: 333 (10.3%)
Eastern Europe - votes: 342 (10.5%)
Western Europe - votes: 709 (21.8%)
Middle East - votes: 102 (3.1%)
Oceania - votes: 111 (3.4%)
There were 3245 total votes.
The poll ended: June 10th, 2023 8:11am PDT

English speaking countries, no surprise there

This week's poll, suggested by Afiaki, is about where you're from. Last time we did something similar was about a decade ago.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: When you see or hear "Conan," what is the first thing that comes to mind?
Choices:
Detective Conan (1994 manga still ongoing to this day) - votes: 1783 (53.7%)
Future Boy Conan (1978 anime) - votes: 52 (1.6%)
Conan the Barbarian (pulp fiction fantasy hero) - votes: 989 (29.8%)
Arthur Conan Doyle (author of Sherlock Holmes) - votes: 125 (3.8%)
Conan O'Brien (American talk show host) - votes: 310 (9.3%)
Other - votes: 61 (1.8%)
There were 3320 total votes.
The poll ended: June 3rd, 2023 11:43am PDT

Case closed

This week's fun little poll was suggested by 8-3. I wonder if his name is Conan...

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: What is your most anticipated wish list item for Black Friday?
Choices:
Tech & electronics - votes: 574 (33.9%)
Non-tech hobby-related (e.g. crafts, books, exercise equipment, toys) - votes: 168 (9.9%)
Clothes & accessories - votes: 53 (3.1%)
Body care & cosmetics products - votes: 37 (2.2%)
Household goods & plants / gardening - votes: 26 (1.5%)
Something else - votes: 29 (1.7%)
I don't need anything - votes: 404 (23.9%)
I need things but Black Friday's not the best time to buy them - votes: 402 (23.7%)
There were 1693 total votes.
The poll ended: May 27th, 2023 6:30am PDT

Sorry, I should've had an option for whether Black Friday is even a thing in your country

This week's poll was suggested by energizerbunny. We're about halfway through the year to the next Black Friday, so any ideas about what you wanna buy?

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Question: What often prevents you from finishing or catching up with a manga series?
Choices:
Bad characters - votes: 201 (6.8%)
Bad or boring plot - votes: 1250 (42.1%)
Problematic or controversial themes - votes: 98 (3.3%)
The quality or style of art changed - votes: 66 (2.2%)
Like falling out of an exercise routine, I missed a few chapters and never got back into it - votes: 629 (21.2%)
Favorite character dies - votes: 50 (1.7%)
Busy with real life, then I just never got back to it and forgot the plot - votes: 491 (16.5%)
Some other reason - votes: 182 (6.1%)
There were 2967 total votes.
The poll ended: May 20th, 2023 10:25am PDT

Those lulls in the plot really kill momentum in wanting to continue a series...

This week's poll was suggested by how_d_i_get_here. Why do you start a series and not finish it?

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you think the quality of manga is currently declining?
Choices:
Yes, everything only gets worse - votes: 217 (7.1%)
In general, yes, but there are some really good works lately - votes: 1057 (34.5%)
No difference at all - votes: 647 (21.1%)
In general, no, but some new manga are really bad - votes: 958 (31.3%)
No, the new manga are a lot better than older ones - votes: 183 (6%)
There were 3062 total votes.
The poll ended: May 13th, 2023 10:55am PDT

Pretty middle of the road in terms of results

The idea for this week's poll was suggested by Helipilot, but I re-used an old poll from a decade ago to see if sentiment has changed. Has manga gotten worse? Or better? For the purposes of this, let's just go with manga and not include manhwa or manhua.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: What is the best quality of your favorite hero?
Choices:
Bravery - votes: 45 (2%)
Conviction - votes: 250 (11%)
Courage - votes: 86 (3.8%)
Determination - votes: 377 (16.5%)
Helpful - votes: 60 (2.6%)
Honesty - votes: 108 (4.7%)
Inspirational - votes: 87 (3.8%)
Moral integrity - votes: 316 (13.8%)
Protective - votes: 100 (4.4%)
Self-sacrifice - votes: 111 (4.9%)
Selflessness - votes: 119 (5.2%)
Strength - votes: 132 (5.8%)
Funny - votes: 219 (9.6%)
Other - votes: 272 (11.9%)
There were 2282 total votes.
The poll ended: May 6th, 2023 12:09pm PDT

Apparently I should've had intelligence as an option